A helper on an underground core drill was lifting a 5' HQ drill rod to add to the drill string when they lost footing and fell to the wooden deck (floor). The drill rod fell with them and landed on right thumb causing a fracture to the thumb.
IW was using a 36"" pipe wrench to take off a water swivel when the swivel broke free and wrench struck EE's left knee cap.
While stepping out of the portable toilet next to the dispatch office the dispatcher fell backwards striking back of neck and head. Physician advised dispatcher to remain off work for 2 to 4 weeks.
Miner was using mine phone when they were struck in the back by a sheave block which broke free from the bolt/utility plate it was connected to. Miner received soft tissue injuries only.
While stepping off bus employee felt pain in right knee.
IW was in the process of pulling out a core tube. IW was holding the latch head of the tube while the other helper was disconnecting the overshot. Once the overshot was released from the tube, the tube fell back down into the rods. IW did not let go of the latch head fast enough and left thumb and right middle finger both suffered lacerations that required sutures.
Employee was remote mining with a 2 yard loader and articulated the loader on top of their foot, badly bruising it.
A raise miner pulled on the air and water line which had become stuck. Miner repositioned and pulled hard on the lines and felt a pop and a burning sensation in groin area. Miner reported the incident and maintained was OK. Miner was taken to the doctor where it was determined miner had a hernia, recommended miner see a surgeon to determine treatment.
dismounting from loader and hit the ROPS with EE's hard hat knocking dirt loose and into EE's eyes (hard hat and safety glasses were on)
Mine lost power 6/11/17 at 4:45 AM & all personnel were evacuated. On 6/12/17 an electrician entered to check pump with gas detector (natural airflow of 55K CFM). 1280 ft. down the decline the EE encountered a rib fall on left side with material impeding travel, returned to sur., notified mngt. at 9:45 AM. During msha investigation est. 50-75 tons blocking 25% of decline
Employee was installing a split set bolt with a jackleg and pushing bolt in with a 2' driver. The chuck tender on drill came open and the driver came out of the drill and fell down striking employee on the right ring finger which caused a fracture to the finger.
Sometime between end of day shift on October 7 and start of day shift on October 08, 2014, the back in 5190 3000 South failed and the failure migrated into part of the 5190 East Lateral back. The back failure also pushed broken muck into the 5190 East Lateral (Figure #1) covering the SMD Sky Track which was being used to install long swellex bolts.
A LNG truck was attempting to leave the mine without putting chains on his drive wheels. He asked an employee to pull him up the hill with the John Deere loader, they attached a 20' cable between the loader and truck. The loader could not make it up the hill, backing down to unhook the cable, the loader slid down hill on the ice and contacted the right front of the truck.
Miner was connecting 2"" pipe together when he turned to reach behind him to get a vice clamp. As he turned he struck a piece of 9 wire hooked to a bolt plate on the rib. The 9 wire lacerated his upper right eyelid. The employee had safety glasses at the time of the accident but was not wearing them.
Three miners were traveling underground in a UTV. The driver pulled the UTV into a crosscut to allow traffic to pass when the UTV tipped onto the left side. The miner in back was bracing his left foot against the side of the UTV; when his foot slipped his leg was pinned under the left side of the UTV resulting in a fractured tibia.
Miner was chipping and cleaning around cribbing with spud wrench when water splashed under his safety glasses into his left eye. Water irritated eye.
Drilling with a jackleg in the back, pulled back and steel puller let go of steel. Machine fell and miner tried to stop it from falling resulting in a strained shoulder.
Geotech was performing routine core lab duties during most of the shift. Late in the shift the geotech felt pain in the back. Geotech went to ER after shift and was told to remain off work due to a back injury.
Miner was collaring hole in back with jackleg when rock broke loose at collar sliding down drill steel and bounced off plastic muffler striking his lip and tooth. Miner received lacerated lip and broken tooth.
Miner received cement burns to right ankle when cement saturated water leaked through a hole in his boot.
Employee was changing pump at sump when water entered his boots. Water entering sump contained portland cement from nearby pour. Employee received alkali burns to feet.
Miner was fin-hoeing blasted ore from top of the muck pile.He created an opening to the backside of the muck pile releasing residual gases trapped from the blast.The miner breathed these gases,became dizzy and retreated from the muck pile and sat down when he momentarily lost conciousness.A co-worker helped him to the man way.The injured miner was given oxygen and left the stope.
Employee was carrying a 2""X50' coil of rubber air hose down a decline when he lost his footing and fell down the decline on his back.
Miner was blow piping one of his lifter holes clean when he was struck in the mouth by a rock ejected from the hole, this resulted in a chip to the right front tooth.
The employee was conduction his work place exam. While inspecting the back he tripped over a rock and fell. When he put out his hand to catch himself, as he fell his right palm landed on a rock cutting though his glove, causing a laceration to his palm.
Employee was lifting a section of 2 inch plastic pipe with a header attached when he felt some pops in his arm and elbow and they started hurting him.
While stocking supplies for his partner a rock fell from the back striking him on the neck and upper back. The employee went to the doctor on 11/25/12 and was place on light duty at this time.
The employee was lowering material, loaded into the skip, down the timber slide when the sheave block came free from the rib striking him on the cheek bone and nose.
The employee was drilling uppers holes with a stoper drill. A rock fell from the back hitting the top of his left forearm causing a laceration.
The miner was checking on the backfill foam in the stope. He heard a leak coming from the bull hose in the man way, two sets down from the stope level. While he was climbing down the hose came undone & squirted backfill foam on him, knocking his glasses off.
The miner was carrying supplies to a working heading when he stepped on a rock and sprained his Right ankle.
The miner exited out of the mine-cat to answer a call on the mine phone, while walking to the phone he stepped on a rock and sprained his left ankle
After scaling a loose rock from the back, the miner drilled a hole so he could install a 6' split set bolt. when he went to reposition the jack-leg another rock fell from the back and struck his left hand causing a laceration and a fracture to his hand.
Employee was moving some large rocks into a pile on a bank. He set his hand down and one of the rocks rolled off the pile onto the rock his hand was set on, cutting the inside of his left pinky finger to the bone.
Employee was walking through an area that had water over the roadway and stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.
When the employee reached the second landing in the manway a 3' x 12' piece of timber fell over and struck her on the hard hat. The employee was released to full duty at the time of incident. The employee was still sore and went back to the doctor, at that time she was placed on modified duty.
EE was working in a cribbed manway in the 5050 8N, he started to feel light headed and said he blacked out for a split second and fell approximately 10' to 15' to the landing. EE sustained a bruise to his left leg from the fall.
Injured employee and helper were bolting the ribs in the Alimak raise when a rock fell out of the rib, hitting him on the left hand. His hand was on the jackleg which contributed to the severity of the injury.
The employee was moving a slusher. The Slusher caught on the wood deck floor causing the slusher to raise up approximately 12"" on one side. He released the slusher brake which allowed the slusher cable drum to free-spool out cable, which then allowed the Slusher to fall down onto his left foot.
Employee was drilling a breast down round with a jackleg. When he pulled out the steel he strained his right shoulder. The employee went to the doctor 10 days later on 4/3/12. He was able to continue his regular duties. He had shoulder surgery on 9/1/12 and is on restricted days. More details are on file with the MSHA Denver office.
After the employee finished scaling he was fin hoeing at the face when a rock fell from the back. The rock hit his hard hat then rolled down his back causing a laceration in the middle of his back.
Employee was working in an I-drift slushing muck, when his lungs became irritated by ammonia gas which is caused by the reaction between the cement and stick powder explosives.
Employee was operating a Jackleg collaring a hole in the back for bolting purposes and while in the process of doing this, the machine buckled and the employee held on to the drill. The machine fell to the rib and pinched his Right Index Finger between the machine and the rib.
Employee stepped out of a tractor onto a rock twisting her left ankle. The employee received a full duty release from the Emergency Room @ the time of incident and performed her regular job duties up until the time of surgery. The surgery on her ankle was on 08/24/2012 and is restricted days only, no days away from work.
Employee was cutting plastic thread protector off of a new drill steel with a utility knife. The knife slipped and the employee cut his hand that was holding the drill steel. The cut required 2 staples in the palm of his right hand below his middle finger. An attempt was made to submit this on 2/10/12 but this system was down for maintenance
The #1 and #2 2 meg electrical generators had caught fire and burnt beyond repair.
while performing the daily checks on the Raise climber the upper motor became inoperable. The motor was replaced and the daily checks were completed.
The underground trainer was in the process of training a new employee on the secondary Alimak escape way. They started back down when the Alimak stopped on the rail. The underground trainer went to the lower deck to start trouble shooting the problem. Upon further investigation it was determined the Centrifugal brake system had a brake shoe failure.
Miner was barring down a piece of loose in the 5050 Vein 20. While scaling, a rock approximately the size of a baseball came down and hit his scaling bar and then struck him on the hat which in turn was pushed down onto the bridge of his nose causing a laceration that required stitches.
Two miners were coming down the Alimak Raise when the top motor on the Alimak failed. The Alimak was then stuck in place where it could not move up nor down. Attempts were made unsuccessfully to disengage the motors so that the units controlled free wheel system could be used to come down.
EE had just finished drilling a round when he set his jack-leg drill up against the rib so he could start cleaning his lifter holes. The machine was not secure when it tipped over and landed on ee right hand causing a laceration between the ring and little finger that required stitches.
EE was cutting some wood paneling over his head with a saw and a piece of saw dust fell in his eye. A sliver of wood lodged under his eye lid and caused a scratch on his eye.
While scaling down his work area, a rock approximately 8"" x 8"" x 3"" fell from the rib and struck him on his shoulder and neck. This resulted in bruising to the affected areas.
the miner was pulling himself up to the top deck of the 5278-BZ alimak when he felt a pain in his shoulder. * this shoulder was previously injured on 7/9/11
Left rib approximately 25' past the 2750 North on the 5190 East Lateral sloughed out beyond anchorage. The slough was approximately 15' long and 8' deep.
EE was using a 4' pipe wrench, in the drill doctor shop, to loosen up a part on a jack-leg drill leg. When EE put pressure to the wrench, the wrench slipped causing EE to lose his balance forward and when he took a step to catch himself, he twisted his left ankle.
Employee tripped while carrying a jack leg causing the jack leg to pinch his hand between the jack leg and the ground.
EE was drilling a face round with a jack-leg machine. When ee finished drilling a blast hole in the burn, he started pulling the drill steel out of the hole and the steel puller bounced up allowing the drill steel to come out of the drill causing ee to lose his balance and he fell backwards on his shoulder.
EE was walking around her truck when she twisted her knee.
He was cutting a piece of wood with a pocket knife to secure the tube in the rod rack. the knife slipped and cut his left hand.
EE was moving a piece of timber over a slusher when a nail that was in the timber stuck EE in the calf on his right leg.
Miner was walking up the 4550 ramp when he tripped and fell and twisted his knee doing so.
Miner was drilling a face round with a jack-leg; he went to move the leg forward to continue drilling, when he started moving the leg forward he felt a sharp pain in his lower left back.
Miner was struck by 2"" by 2"" rock on the upper right side of his lip causing a laceration.
While bolting in the back, a rock came off the left rib and struck him in the back, causing him to twist and strain a muscle in his back.
EE was collaring a blast hole with a stoper when a rock came down and struck EE on the right index finger causing a laceration the required stitches.
In the 5190-4100N Access, the SW Nose Pillar had sloughed down and went beyond the existing ground supports anchor points. Mud seams are present in the area and are believed to have contributed to this occurence.
On March 1st, 2011, EE was connecting pipe to the concrete pump at the 5050 East Lateral Draw Point #2. EE was connecting a steel pipe to a rubber concrete hose. While holding the lines in place and attempting to close the clamp around the connection, EE felt a pain in his back.
In the 5278 West Lateral Access, EE was walking around the back side of the jumbo he was operating and stepped on a rock; he then started to fall and as he went to catch himself he strained his back in the process.
Employee was running a Jackleg. Employee pulled back on the machine and right foot slipped causing employee's right knee to twist.
While moving equipment/supplies from the underground drill doctor shop to the new underground drill doctor shop, the miner strained his lower back muscles.
The employee was operating a jackleg, while inserting a split set bolt. The pivot point gave way, pushing employees right hand smashing the fingers between the cob and rib.
Employee was tempting to relocate the controls to the mixer truck from the cab to the rear of the mixer. In doing so this caused the drum to rotate. The hatch to the mixer was opened, then became stuck during rotation. Employee tried to release the hatch with a crowbar, while doing this employee fingers of left hand got smashed from the crowbar.
Pulling a jackleg off of a bolt, right foot slipped and twisted right knee inwards.
While installing a 4' Split set bolt, the miner looked up and felt something contact his left eye. Miner flushed out eye, still felt something in eye. Miner was taken to doctor. Eye flushed out and given eye drops. Miner was also given an antibiotic ointment, which constitutes this report.
At some point during the shift on 30 July 2010 during stope preparation of 3000s1e Employee hurt his shoulder, he was unsure how this happened. He informed leadman on 31 July 2010.
Employee lowered a BO Stoper from the 3000N1E stope in a timber slide. When the timber slide was approximately 15 ft. from the bottom, the stoper, which was secured with #9 wire and a chain to the timber slide, dislodged from the can, fell onto a timber. The air operated leg then telescoped out, the pointed end of the leg struck the employee in the right shoulder and neck area.
While blasting holes in the 4550 N. Block #8 Stope the drill steel hung up and pulled the machine out of the miners hands causing the machine to spin around towards the miner. When the machine spun around it struck the EE's left elbow.
Employee reported troubled breathing at the start of shift, but said would be OK. Employee was sweeping the floor in the building and was still having trouble breathing and having some chest discomfort. Employee was then taken to doctor in town. Potential exposure to cleaning chemicals may have triggered the troubled breathing. Released light duty, constituting this report.
Welder & operator were moving steel plate to a rack. The welder was guiding a sheet into the rack while being lowered by the forklift. The steel made a movement. The welder moved to stay clear and slipped in the mud and strained his left knee. He was examined by site first responders and taken to the local doctor as a precautionary measure. He returned to work on light duty
Employee was drilling a back hole, with a stoper. While drilling the employee hit a bolt and bound the stope machine. Employee was trying to break the machine loose, causing the employee to pull his left shoudler.
Employee was doing the work place inspection, when he noticed the area was wet with debris. Employee turned around to leave when he lost his footing causing the employee to fall through the mill hole 40'.
Employee was drilling out a cement plug, when a large amount of water released into employees right eye.
employee was moving (2) 6' timbers, when he lifted and turned to put the timbers on a lower level of 2' he felt a sharp pain in the lower back.
The employee was exiting off the bus to start dayshift, when she stepped down and into a frozen tire rut. This caused the ankle to twist awkward and employee fell.
The company provided transportation was stuck due to icy conditions. The employee got off the bus to see if she could help. When the employee realized that there were enough people to help, the employee started to get back on the bus and while doing so the employee slipped on some ice and fell to the ground.
Employee was setting up lagging in the stope area, when the timber started to fall. The employee grabbed the timber and stepped back into a mill hole falling approximately 94'.
Employee was climbing a ladder that he had rested against pipe, in order to put a hose on and blow it out before hooking up the air saw. Employee was about three rungs up when the ladder slid across the pipe. This caused the employee to fall and land on his self rescuer.
Employee was jacklegging when a rock fell from the back and cut the employee on the left elbow.
Man with pre-existing left knee injury of 25 years went underground to work on a roll bolter. He had to walk up and down excess ramp to shop to get parts. Approximate distance of 150 yards. Plus, getting up and down on machine caused strain on knee.
Employee was adjusting the forks on the bobcat forklift, while doing this procedure the employee got a large amount of grese on his gloves. As the employee was pushing the forks into place, he slipped off the forks and his left shoulder hit the frame of the forklift.
While pulling core tube out of hole, felt his left shoulder pull (strain).
Employee was walking on a muck bound draw point hole, when the muck gave away. Causing the employee to fall approximately 10' from his heading.
Empolyee was washing the back of a heading, when a rock approximatley 20lbs fell 5' and hit employee on the hard hat and the right shoulder.
empolyee was chipping away on the Batch plant. hitting his right thumb.
employee was moving split set bundles to a better location, while doing so a bundle of split sets fell towards the employee striking him on the left shoulder area
an employee was doing a routine scheduled inspection of the Alimack, when the operating gearbox had a failure.
Employee stepped on a piece of #9 wire, puncturing the ball of right foot.
Employee was mucking with a 2 yrd, he bumped the rib with the ROPS, knocking a rock down. That was approximately 8"" in diameter, the rock hit employee in the right knee.
The miner was climbing off of a scissors deck that was extended up. Another miner started to lower the deck at the same time. The injured miner caught his toe between a pinch point.
Employee was driving a bolt with the Jackleg, grabbed the maching to move it to a new hole. When he went to set the jackleg the corn-cob was in contact with his body. was operating enough to thrust towards the rib smashing his left thumb.
Rod guide was removed and not replaced before operations started. Drill Helper over extended arm with weight of drill rod and strained muscle.
Employee working in stope area, when checking the timber's a rock fell out of the back.
Carrying cement bags to drill station through standing water, rock turned under boot, spraining ankle.
This employee was involved in an argument with another employee. This employee attempted to open the door on a haul truck that the other employee was operating. When he did the truck driver kicked open the door while this employee still had a hold of the door handle. The result was a broken left ring finger.
AT 10:40 am an MSHA Inspector inspecting the mine saw a 2 inch steel braided air hose rubbing on the brow. He declared the Alimak unsafe to operate which is the alternate escape route. The Inspector called his supervisor and at 12:15 pm MSHA decided this was immediately reportable.
Employee was working about eight feet off the ground installing steel pipe to pump concrete. He had one foot on an extension ladder and the other on a wooden stull. The stull gave way and the employee fell catching his arm on the pipe on the way down.
While pulling core tubes, the EE was guiding wire line onto spool w/hammer. His gloves were pulled into the wireline drum where his 3 middle finger of (L) hand were caught in the cable wrap. I n a jerking reaction, the EE pulled back to free his hand and subsequently amputated his 3 middle fingers below 1st knuckle. At hospital, required amputation of middle finger to 2nd knuckle.
Moving 10""X10""X7' timber to support Bean Pump Trailer. Strained lower abdimin.
The employee was drilling holes in the back preparing to blast. A rock fell out of the back from between roof bolts and struck him on the hard hat.
Walking from the surface to 5278 to get 2yd mucker stepped on loose wet rock on decline, twisted his ankle.
The employee had completed drilling a hole with a jackleg and was pulling the drill steel out when he felt a pop in his hand. Please note the employee did not seek medical attention until July 23,2008.
Two miners were shotcreteing the alimak raise working off of the alimak raise climber when a connecting rod to a piston broke on the lower drive motor. Alimak raise and raise climber is being developed and used as our alternate means of escape out of the mine.
Miner was drilling and drilled into a water course. Water washed out of the hole and washed mudd into the miners' eyes.
While tightening a dewy-dag, the wrench that was being used slipped and struck the employee in the mouth
Hanging wire, drilling holes for bolts, a piece of loose rock fell out of back striking employee in the right cheek.
In the process of desending drill deck to retrieve gloves, stepped off top deck, missed second step and twisted right ankle.
He was a passenger in company vehicle when it left the roadway and rolled over on the passenger side. Aggrevation to neck injury from previous injury with another company.
Operator, jacklegging face round stuck steel in face, pulled on jackleg to get it unstuck when he felt a pop in lower back.
Removing old bolts from cutting edges. Bolt came down out of lock. Reached up with hand to hold bolt in place, spun nut with impact, bolt fell down resulting in cut to left hand.
The main decline encountered a rib failure between muck bay #3 & muck bay #4. The affected area was along the left rib of main decline. It is approximately 20' in length. The approximate elevation is 5362.
Using a cheater bar to loosen 10' HQ drill rod from the drill string. EE lost his grip, causing him to fall backwards, stiking his elbow onto standing (secured rods).
When removing a 5' hq tube, employee lost his grip causing the quad latch to slam onto his finger.
The employee was using a stone dressing tool to re-surface a grinder stone wheel. He said the tool caught on the grinder wheel and it jammed against his index finger cutting the tip of it off at the fingernail.
Drilling with a hand drill. Drill steel became stuck. Employee grabbed for the drill and became off balance and difficult to turn off. Treated and released at emergency room. Employee returned to regular duty. Went to Dr. 3-1-2007. The Dr. placed restrictions on miner.
Employee was on ladder trying to align sub to casing. Told co-worker to lower head down. When he did this, injured's foot slipped to pinch point between frame and drill head.
While trying to cement casing, ee was making cement, he clipped an open razor knife to his belt. When he bent down to get a bucket of soda ash, he cut his left forearm on open blade.
Rib slough in out first East lateral at 3500 dds intersection. Material came out of the rib 10'deep x 18'in length. Total area to repair will be 30'in length.
He was taking chuck out of drive tube, chuck was bound up. He was trying to broken loose the chuck with a pry bar when it slipped and smashed right ring finger. Stitches
Employee was attempting to insert a steel into a jackleg drill machine. The employee put his hand into a pinch point between the machine and the leg, and cut his finger.
As the night shift crew was exiting via the decline, they encountered a slough of ground from one rib 22'W x 12'D x 10'H. The toe of the sloughed material angled to the sill of the opposite rib. The crew decided not to drive their tractor any further and walked out 550' to portal. Ground was past some anchors.
He pulled a jackleg out of the drill hole
He was assisting miner shotcreting an intersection, and machine blew back dry shot crete and injured received dry shot crete in both eyes.
He was moving antifreeze barrels from the shop to the connex storage. He strained his back while moving a full barrel from a pallet into the connex.
Was exiting a backhoe, and struck head, while wearing a hard hat, on roof of cab.Received bilateral c4 laminar fractures. Employee did not report injury until 04/04/05, and then said he did not know how he had done it. Our industrial insurance carrier, AIG, denied the claim originally. This was just overturned by the Nevada State Industrial commission.